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Earl Grey and citrus bundt cake


Serves: 8
timePrep time: 30 mins
timeTotal time:
Earl Grey and citrus bundt cake
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham

Earl Grey and citrus bundt cake

This delicately floral cake is just made to be enjoyed alongside a cup of Earl Grey tea. For a stronger flavour, use three tea bags. Leftovers can be wrapped up tightly and will keep well at room temperature for up to 3 days


Serves: 8
timePrep time: 30 mins
timeTotal time:

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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
572Kcal
Fat
27gr
Saturates
16gr
Carbs
74gr
Sugars
51gr
Fibre
1gr
Protein
8gr
Salt
0.6gr

Spencer Lengsfield

Spencer Lengsfield

Our Senior Food Producer Spencer was born in Los Angeles, so has an inherent love for all things Mexican, Japanese, and Korean but is also heavily influenced by her family’s Louisiana heritage. She loves spice, bright flavours, and fusion food, and she has a soft spot for a chocolate chip cookie.
See more of Spencer Lengsfield’s recipes
Spencer Lengsfield

Spencer Lengsfield

Our Senior Food Producer Spencer was born in Los Angeles, so has an inherent love for all things Mexican, Japanese, and Korean but is also heavily influenced by her family’s Louisiana heritage. She loves spice, bright flavours, and fusion food, and she has a soft spot for a chocolate chip cookie.
See more of Spencer Lengsfield’s recipes

Ingredients

  • 2-3 Earl Grey tea bags
  • 225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra to grease
  • 240g plain flour, plus extra to dust
  • 250g golden caster sugar
  • zest of 1 orange, plus the juice of ½
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp fine salt
  • 1¼ tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 125ml milk, at room temperature
  • 150g icing sugar, sifted

Step by step

  1. Steep the tea bags in 100ml of just-boiled water for 4-5 minutes, then remove and discard the bags. Allow to cool to room temperature.

  2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Grease a 2.4-litre non-stick bundt tin (about 25cm diameter and 10cm deep) with butter. Dust all over with a little flour, then tap out the excess. Put the sugar and citrus zests in a bowl. Rub together with your fingertips until the zest is evenly distributed.

  3. Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium bowl, then add the salt. To a large bowl, add the softened butter, citrus sugar, 1 tablespoon of vanilla and the cooled tea. Beat using an electric whisk until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, ensuring each one is incorporated before adding the next. Pour in the milk and beat briefly to incorporate. Fold through the flour until combined.

  4. Pour the mixture into the prepared bundt tin, levelling the top. Tap the tin on your work surface a couple of times to remove any large air bubbles. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a skewer comes out mostly clean with just a few moist crumbs attached. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack.

  5. Put the sifted icing sugar in a large bowl and whisk in the orange juice. Add more sugar for a thicker icing, or more orange juice for a more syrup-like drizzle. Spoon all over the bundt cake while it’s still warm. Leave to cool completely before slicing.

Cooks's tip

If the batter looks split, add an extra 1-2 tablespoons of flour and continue beating until it’s smooth again.